Have you got any funky visual programs running on your desktop or desktop widgets or anything like that?<br><br>Also as per a previous thread on this list, check the kernel timer in the kernel config. It doesn't affect everyone like this, but it did me. Should be set to 1000Hz.
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 03/05/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Abram B Olson</b> <<a href="mailto:schwarzgerat@gmail.com">schwarzgerat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
yep still does it. So it's probably not the audio.<br><br><br>On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 15:13 -0400, Michael wrote:<br>> try starting with --nosound, that might help isolate the problem.<br>><br>> > Ok I did that and it did seem to lessen the hitching quite a bit although
<br>> > it did not go away entirely.<br>> ><br>> > Just to clarify, in /usr/lib there was libopenal.so.0 which was a link to<br>> > libopenal.so.0.0.0.0 does it matter which one I copy to the games System
<br>> > directory and do I need to rename it to libopenal.so?<br>> ><br>> > Also, any other suggestions? I'm not afraid to compile my own kernel if<br>> > that's what it takes :-)<br>> >
<br>> > Thanks again. You all are awesome.<br>> ><br>> > Abe<br>> > Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless<br>> ><br>> > -----Original Message-----<br>> > From: "Steve Ellis" <
<a href="mailto:icarus.lnx@gmail.com">icarus.lnx@gmail.com</a>><br>> > Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 11:43:00<br>> > <a href="mailto:To:ut2004@icculus.org">To:ut2004@icculus.org</a><br>> > Subject: Re: [ut2004] hit-hit-hitching on debian etch
<br>> ><br>> > Try forcing it to use the system provided openal.so driver provided,<br>> > I've seen it cause problems like this with ALSA<br>> ><br>> > copy your system openal.so into the ut2004/system...at least it's
<br>> > worked for me and a few others...<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On 5/3/07, Abram B Olson <<a href="mailto:schwarzgerat@gmail.com">schwarzgerat@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> >> Ok so now that I can play the game I've found that it is hitching like
<br>> >> crazy. I'm using the stock debian kernel for etch, I've tried both the<br>> >> nvidia 97.55 and 100.14.03 drivers and my hardware is this:<br>> >><br>> >> core2 duo E6400
<br>> >> asus p5b<br>> >> 2 gigs ddr2 6400<br>> >> nvidia 8800gts<br>> >> on-board audio<br>> >> 1280x1024 native resolution lcd<br>> >><br>> >> It happens regardless of the settings in game. It feels like the game
<br>> >> just isn't responding for a fraction of a second.<br>> >><br>> >> I've played ut2004 in linux many times before and I've never seen it do<br>> >> this.<br>> >>
<br>> >> Anyone have any suggestions for things to look at that might be causing<br>> >> this?<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> Abe<br>> >><br>> >><br>> ><br>>
<br>><br><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Alex Boag-Munroe<br><br>Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine.